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Lions guard T.J. Lang named Grand Marshal of 2017 Detroit Grand Prix

Lions guard T.J. Lang named Grand Marshal of 2017 Detroit Grand Prix
Posted at 6:52 PM, May 25, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-25 18:52:34-04

DETROIT (WXYZ) -- Lions guard T.J. Lang will be the Grand Marshal for the 2017 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear.

The announcement happened exclusively during 7 Action News at 6:00 on Thursday.

Among Lang's Grand Marshal duties will be giving the command for the drivers to start their engines prior to Saturday's race.

Lang is the latest prominent athlete from a Detroit team to serve as Grand Marshal. Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin was the 2016 Grand Marshal.